2020 NOOD Day One on 28 August 2020

Date: 28 August 2020 09:00 till 28 August 2020 17:00
Endpoints: Yacht Haven Annapolis to Yacht Haven Annapolis
Purpose: Racing
Complement: TC Williams (crew chief), Dave Butta (foredeck), Christian Douglas (pit), Meredith Glacken, and Jonathan Bresler (skipper)
Weather: As much as 16 knots apparent. As little as 4 knots apparent. Clear. 90's.
Engine Hours: 270.1 to 271.3
Chart: 12282 Chesapeake Bay Severn and Magothy Rivers

Sails: Interrupt mainsail and genoa, EP spinnaker.

First Race: 315* excellent dip line start ahead of everyone. First to the weather mark. Downwind turned into upwind leg. Late to douse. Second at the bottom? One lap?

Second Race: 165* started on the middle slow and surrounded. Excellent upwind first to The mark. Stayed on starboard too long. After the gybe, Tim was on the inside track. Second to leeward mark. Late in dousing excellent crew work saved the drop. Very poor upwind leg. Followed Tim ended up Farthest right of all boats. Lost on wind shifts. fifth around. Downwind turned into upwind leg. Very difficult finish to find. required two pairs of tacks. Two laps

Third Race: 265* good start with speed. Forced Lanny to tack away. Later forced Pat to tack away. Stayed in starboard, separated from fleet. Tacked over to port. Ended up behind everyone that had tacked to port earlier. Tail end charlie on the way to the windward mark. Parade to finish. One lap.

Day's Results: LinGin (9), Laughing Gull (11), Latika (11), Constance (11), Windswept (14), Skybird (14).

GPX formatted Track distance: 2.7nm, average speed: 2.9kts, duration: 00:56 GPX formatted Track distance: 3.5nm, average speed: 3.7kts, duration: 00:56